Muscadet Vineyards Between Nantes and Clisson stretch Nantes’ vineyards. This is muscadet territory, which starts just 15 minutes south of Nantes. Though you’re in the southern Loire, you already feel…
The French news channel France 24 has published a list of towns in France which provide FREE Bus Transport. mainly as a move to increase the use of public transport…
Nantes (44 Loire-Atlantique. Pays de la Loire) holds its annual Nantes Jazz Festival (Nuit du Jazz) 23 November 2024 For more on the Nantes Jazz Festival see www.nuitdujazz.com/ Nantes -…
France has always been keen on cycling - the annual Tour de France is probably the biggest cycle race in the world, covering over 3000km in 3 weeks each July,…
Nantes (44 Loire Atlantique, Pays de la Loire) is best known for being the major city on the western extremities of the River Loire – but it is also built…
The wine region of Muscadet, centred on Nantes (44 Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire) gets into party mode with the "Muscadétours" Muscadet wine festival 4 - 6 October 2019! There…
Nantes (44, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire) has a summer festival called Le Voyage à Nantes (the Journey to Nantes), which is an exciting street festival/arts trail with exhibitions, art…
Muscadet celebrates its own New Year with a wine festival
If you are in western France this December, then head for Nantes(44 Loire Atlantique, Pays de la Loire) with its Christmas Market 21 November - 31 December 2024 The Nantes…
The Free Aux Heures d'Été (Summer Hours) Nantes Festival takes place in Nantes (44 Loire Atlantique. Pays de la Loire) 9 July - 9 August 2024 . This free festival…
A mere 800km of cycling along the Loire Valley
If you are in the Loire Valley for the weekend of 2 - 3 September 2023 you can explore the vineyards and Loire wines in a different way, Vignes, Vins…
France and the French love their festivals and fairs. At Chateaubriant (44, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire) , they claim have held an annual fair since the 11th Century! -…
Carnaval de Nantes poster Although a little late in the Carnival season, usually associated with Lent, Nantes (44, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire) celebrates its annual Carnival 3 -16 March…
The city of Nantes (44 Loire-Atlantique. Pays de la Loire) holds its Floral Festival (Floralies) 17 - 26 May 2024 at Le Domaine de la Chabotterie in 85260 MONTRÉVERD (85…
There's a new free map and guide available from InterLoire (the official wine body for the region) to the vineyards of the Loire Valley available to download and in English:-…
Velomagg in Montepellier (34 Herault, Languedoc-Roussillon) is another of the growing number of city bike hire schemes which have blossomed throughout France - and which potentially offer a different way…
Information on domestic flights in France is not easy to come by, one reason being that Air France has such a dominant position in France and already have flights on…
It all started in Paris with the Velib' Scheme - an amalgam of Velo (cycle) and Liberte (free), which has been a tremendous success. The latest we've come across is…
The number of budget airline routes to France from the UK is continuing to grow, as is the number of French destinations - no longer restricted to the major cities.…